Mohali: The tremors of an earthquake in Afghanistan has forced new Indian Premier League team Gujarat Lions to evacuate their hotel on the eve of their first match in the competition.
The National Centre for Seismology in India is reporting the epicentre of the earthquake to be in the Hindukush mountain range on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The quake hit at 3.58 pm local time and measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.
The aftershocks were throughout northern India, including Chandigarh were the Lions are set to face home side Kings XI Punjab at the PCA Stadium on Monday.
Moments after the earthquake hit, the Gujarat players and support staff were whisked out of the building by team management and to a safe area outside.
Earthquake tremors felt in parts of North India including Mohali. Our players have been evacuated from their hotel. No casualties!
— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 10, 2016
Just felt the tremors of a earthquake in mohali
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) April 10, 2016
Evacuated out the hotel, boys are a little "shaken"
Just a quick earthquake evacuation in Mohali!!
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) April 10, 2016
“I was sitting on the end of my bed fixing a cricket bat and it felt like the bed started to move,” the Lions’ Australian paceman Andrew Tye told cricket.com.au.
“There was a bit of commotion in the hallway and we got rushed outside. I immediately thought back to Nepal last year around a similar sort of time. I know how devastating that was. I was more worried for others," Tye added.
